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Traffic Commission approves new safety measures

WalthamApr 16, 20262 min read

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The commission approved a southbound STOP sign at Sherwood Lane and Temple Road without a field study, added several no-parking restrictions, and ordered traffic-signal and pedestrian-safety improvements.

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What this means

Residents can expect a new STOP sign at Sherwood Lane and Temple Road, no-parking markings at School Street and Mt. Pleasant Street, and additional parking restrictions on portions of Circle Drive, Marguerite Avenue, and Mount Walley Road. The commission also approved signal-timing, detection, crosswalk-button, and pedestrian-timing changes at Moody Street, Carter Street, and Felton Street. A proposed Lowell Street safety plan was tabled until the Traffic Engineer provides the underlying accident and other study data.

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Approved a STOP sign on Sherwood Lane at Temple Road, facing southbound traffic, without conducting a field study.
Directed the Traffic Engineer to study the placement of RRFB pushbuttons along the Riverwalk at Prospect Street, Moody Street, Elm Street, Newton Street, and Farwell Street.
Set the commercial vehicle length in the Traffic Rules and Regulations at 20 feet.
Approved no-parking restrictions on specified portions of Circle Drive, Marguerite Avenue, and Mount Walley Road.
Directed Traffic Engineering to add no-parking pavement markings on School Street at the intersection with Mt. Pleasant Street.
Voted to remove the easterly-leg crosswalk and add missing pedestrian signal heads at School Street and Common Street.
Approved traffic-signal changes at Moody Street, Carter Street, and Felton Street, including updated timings, repaired detection, relocated pushbutton equipment, and longer pedestrian crossing intervals.
Tabled the Lowell Street safety plan and requested the data used to support the Traffic Engineer's recommendations.
Reported approximately $130,000 in parking collections through the end of March, about $9,000 more than at the same point the previous year.

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